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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-04

Special Commissioners Sale of
Valuable Lands in and Adj0in-
ing the Town of Point Pleas
ant. West Va.
ETTNDER and by virtue of the authority
u vested in them by n decree of the
Circuit Court of the United States for
the District of West Virginia, at Parkers-
burg, rendered on the LIST day of March,
1887, in suit in equity therein pending
wherein D. w. Polslev and others are
plaintiffs and Henry ]. Fisher and 9TH
ers are defendants, the undersigned
Special Commissioners will Oh S:a1UF-
day the 14th day of May. 1887.
at the front door of the Court House OF
Mason county, proceed to sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, all the
right, title, interest and estate of Henry
j. Fisher, in fee-simple, in and to the
tract of land in the Bill and proceedings
mentioned and described, being the
tract of land known as the 1.-THE Fisher
Farm" the greater part of which lies
within the present corporate limits of
the Town of Point Pleasant, and con-
tains 125 acres, more or less.
But this sale will be made subject to
the dover of Eliza S. Fisher, widow of
III. j. Fisher, deceased, containing 40
acres and ia poles. Said dover is sit
uated on that part of said tract of land
lying north of the Clarksburg road; also
subject to two leases held by John S.
Milleron the residue of said land living
south of the Clarksburg road, and which
expires ON the 10th day of February,
1890; also subject to the right of way now
owned and used by the Point Pleasant
Bridge Company, a corporation, being a
strip of land 100 feet wide extending
through said land and containing seven
and two-one-hundreths acres; also sub
lect to the right of way now owned, used
and occupied by the Ohio River Rail
| Road Company, being strip of land
100 feet wide to the point where it forms
a junction with the Bridge Company last
aforesaid, and 30 feet wide from thence
PARALLEL with said Bridge Companv's
right OF way to the eastern boundary of
said tract of land, and contains six and
| five-one-hundreths acres, and also sub
| ject to the right of way acquired by the
said Ohio River Railroad Company by
condemnation proceedings in the Circuit
Court of Mason county, West Virginia,
on the 18th of March, 1887, being strip
of land 100 feet wide from point near
the junction of the said Ohio River Rail-
road with the said Point Pleasant Bridge
Company to the point where it crosses
the right OF way of said Point Pleasant
Bridge Company, and 80 feet wide from
thence to the southern boundary of said
tract of land, and containing five and
twenty six-one-hundreths acres, and re-
serving the proceeds of said condemna-
| ton.
Also reserving and excepting from
said sale a lot known as the John Wink
ley lot No. 3, containing three acres and
thirty rods, and fractional lot No. 8
adjoining the same containing about
143 rods.
TERMS OF SALE:-Cash as to one
third OF the purchase money, and bonds
with good security required of the pur-
chaser Tor the deferred payments. The
legal title will be retained as further
security.
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Railroad Legislation.
New Dominion.

New DOMINION.
We hope there will be no spiteful
legislation thrown ut the railroads
of this State.
If there are unjust determinations
in their rates, let these be corrected.
But hasty and spiteful Legislation
is neither proper nor profitable in
dealing with railroads in West Vir-
ginia.
We can't afford it. We want to
encourage railroads rather than to
freeze them out. They are neces-
sary to our development. We want
them now The life and future OF
the State depends on them. 1t is
suicidal to brighten and deter CAPT
tai by hostile legislation.
We presume that fthere are spe-
citic instances of unjust discrimina-
tions in rates pointed out to the Leg
islature the members will be able to
see them and to enact a corrective
measure, without the necessity for
any wholesale denunciations.
Moreover, it may be discovered
that the railroads as we'll as the peo-
pie, are interested in an equitable
adjustment of rates and that the adj
justment by the railroads may be
more equitable than it seems to be
on the surface. That in fact this is
a big problem, and it is not always
judiciOus to monkey with it.
We have very recent example in
the q. S. Congress wrestling for a
whole session with law that pro
posed to correct all the inequalitie:
in railroad rates, and we have as &
result confusion and complaint from
one end ofthe country to the other
Make haste slowly in railroad leg
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- RANKIN WILEY, JR.,
Condemnation Notice.

ITO JAMES LONG: You will please
i take notice that ON the 9Th day of May
1887, an application will be made to thu.
Circuit Court of Mason County, West
Virginia, at a term thereof to be held at
the Court House thereof, on that day for
the appointment of Commissioners to
ascertain just compensation to the per-
sors entitled thereto, for a tract OF land
hereinafter mentioned, in which you are
interested as owner, claimant or lien
holder, and for such orders and proceed
ings as may be. necessary to condemn
the same for the purpose hereinafter
named; the said tract OF land is describ-
ed as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at station 249xo0 OF the CEN
ter line, where it crosses line between
lands of Miller and Gideon Longs heirs;
thence on curve to the right of 3Slg.S3
feet radius to Station 213XSS.6; thence
on tangent bearing S $50 O6> w to Sta
ton 263x37, where said center line eros
SEES line between lands OF said Longs
heirs and Josiah Arlington. The strip OF
land so desired being 1887 feet long and
80 feet wide, 30 feet on each side of the
above described center line and contains
CLIO acres; Il plat of which land mark
ed Long" is filed with the application
in writing in the case, and, which tract of
land is proposed to be taken. by TIE
OHIO RIVER RAIL ROAD COMPANY. a corpor-
alton duly created, and acting under the
laws of West Virginia, and intended by
said Company 90 be appropriated for
the purpose of constructing and operat
ing railroad under and by virture OF
its act of incorporation and the laws of
said State.
OHIO RIVER RAILROAD co.
By JAMES H. Coucn, Jn., Counsel.
apr Is 4w.
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Republican County Conven-

The Republicans met in conven-
ton on Monday to nominate a can
didate for County Superintendent OF
Free Schools.
There was not a very large attend
ance, and but little enthusiasm.
The slate made out and prepared
by Boss Gibbons some months ago,
was carried out and Mr.. A. Il. Bog
CESS was nominated without oppos-
ton. There We're other candidates,
but they saw that the Boss and the
Ringehad fixed on Borgess., and they
wisely held back, and saved them
selves the modification of defeat.
Mr.. Borgess. is a very clever gen
tleman, but he will be Democratic
meat this year. The people will
vote for the gallant soldier, Capt.
Oliver Phelps.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-04

ANNouNcEMENrs.-We are author-
lied to announce Mr.. Gus Jordan as
a candidate for President of the
Board of Education of the Indepen-
dent School District of Point Pleas
ant.
Also, Hon. II. R. Howard, as a
candidate for President of the Board
of Education of said Independent
School District.
And Messrs. John Armstrong and
w. G. Whaley and d. S. Snyder,
as candidates for members of said
Board of Education.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-04

From over the State there comes
vail from the members of the
Pharmaceutical Associations on
account of the excessive licenses
that they have to pay for the priv
iIege of selling drugs and compound
ing prescriptions. In the first place
the law requires them to pay State
and county license of SLID and
corporations charge SO extra.
The statute says that no one not
a registered pharmacist shall sell or
expose for sale any poisions with
out registering the same in book
kept for that purpose, giving the
kind. amount, to whom sold and for
what purpose it is to be used. Yet
nearly every dealer in groceries, &C.,
whether in town city or cross road,
sell and keep for sale poisions in one
form or another, and pay no license.
This is the fault of the officers in not
enforcing the law, and the legisIa-
ture should either repeal the bill or
make the grocers take out license
the same as the druggist is com
PEELED to do.-Gratton Standard.
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II. r. HOWARD,
NOTICE.

THE Annual Meeting of the Stockhold-
i ers of the Hartford City Salt Com
pany will be held at the Company of
flee in Hartford City, Mason County.
West Virginia, on Thursday, the 18th
day of May, 1887, for the purpose OF
electing Board OF Directors for the en-
suing year, and for the transaction OF
any other business that may lawfully
come before said meeting.
By order of the Board OF Directors:
g. w. M0REDOCK, Treas.
Apr1S-3w.
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Trust Sale of ~ Valuable Farm
Situated ia MERGERS Bottom,
Mason County. West Virginia.

Trust Sale of ~ Valuable Farm
Situated ia MERGERS Bottom,
Mason County. West Virginia.
n pursuance of the terms and provis-
L ions of deed of trust executed bv
Levi III. Hopkins and Hattie T. HOPKINS
to the undersigned trustee, dated the
23d day of December, 1888, and recorded
in the Clerk s Office of the County Court
ri ri Mason GnurtY, West Virginia. in
Trust Deed Book, No. 9, page So. Re, to
secure to John AIcCulloch, of Point
Pleasant, Mason county, West Virginia.
the payment of certain note under seal
bearing even date with said trust exccu-
ted by the said Levi III. Hopkins and
payable to the said john McCuiloch one
year after date for value received, for
the sum of five Thousand and sixty dol
lars and eighty one cents; with legal in
terest thereon from date; default having
been made in the payment of said note,
and being required by said John Mccall
lnch, / shall OH the 14IlI day of
May. 1857. at the front door of the
Court House, of Mason county, aforesaid
proceed to sell by way of public auction
for cash, all of that tract or parcel of
land situated in MERGERS Bottom, Mas
on county, West Virginia, containing two
hundred acres, more or less, on which
the said l.. H. Hopkins and wife, lately
resided, being the same land conveyed
to said Levi H. Hopkins by Charles B.
Waggener, trustee, by deed dated June
18th, 1865, which is recorded in tie
Clerks Office OF the County Court of
Mason county, West Virginia, in Deed
Book, No. 10, page 10, and by RATHER
inc Couch, by deed dated the LIST day of
July, 1865, also recorded in said Clerks
Office: in Deed Book, No. 49,. page PCS,
to which deeds reference is given for a
more particular description of the
same. The title to said tract of land
is believed to be good but selling
as trustee, l shall convey only such title
as is vested in me.
JOHN w. ENGLISH, Trustee.
apr 13 4w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-04

Mrs. L. ]. Martin, milliner, and
Miss Ella o'Roark, trimmer, left
Tuesday morning for Cincinnati,
where they will purchase large
stock of Summer Millinery. They
will be opened in this city at her
splendid store room next Saturday.
Wait for this invoice.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-04

FIRE.-The residence of Mr.. Chas
E. McCulloch, on the south side o.
Kanawha, came very near being de.
stroyed by fire Monday morning
1t seems to have caught from a spark
from the kitchen tiue, and when dis
covered was under pretty good
Roadway. By hard work the build
ing was saved, but not until it was
damaged to the extent of about
$500. Insured in the German OF
Wheeling, through Gus Jordan
Agency.
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NOTICE no TAX-PIYERS

A LII persons are hereby notified not
a to buy Town Orders that are Liable
Ior taxes, as the same will not be maid
nhless endorsed by the Sergsant, that
the party IN whose favor the order was
drawn, has paid his taxes due the town.
BY order of the Council:
Wal R, TIPPETT, Sergeant.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-04

The colored man has been taught
every since he became a citizen of
this country that the Republican
party was his friend, and the Dem
ocratie party his foe; yet Mr.. Clevc-
land during the two years of his adj
ministration has given him more
substantial recognition than he re-
ceived during the twenty years pre-
eeeding. Since 1861 the Republican
party has subjected him to polit-
ieal slavery equally as goading and
oppressive as his thraldom prior tc
that date.
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Commissioners Sale.


QY virtue of decree of the Circnit
ginia, entered on the Sth day of Febru-
airy, 1886, in the Chancery cause of Hen
ry Fry against a. F. Tuck and l.. L..
Gibbs, the undersigned, who was APP
pointed Special Commissioner for the
purpose, will sell mt the front door of the
Court House of Mason county, at public
auction, on the 18th day of MAY.
1857, THAT being Court day. the fol
lowing described real estate, situate in
the town of Point Pleasant, in said Ma
son county; and known as the brick
yard property, and being the same tract
of land conveyed to l.. l.. Gibbs bya w
ii. TomlinsOn, Special Commissioner. ,by
deed dated the 9Th dav of Decem ,er.
1872, containing acres, / rood. % poles.
and links, excepting, however, seven
lots heretofore conveyed by SAID CfiuDS
to various parties. The land 10 he sold
is fully described i'll the bill and proceed
ings of said cause to which reference is
hereby had.
TERMS OF SALE:-One-haf of the
purchase money cash in hand on day of
sale and the residue upon credit OF one
year, the purchaser executing his note
with good security for the deferred pay
ment and the title to be retained as Il
further security.
RANKIN WILEY, JR.,
Special Commissioner.
1 hereby certify that bond has been
given as required by the decree of sale
entered in the above canSe.
II. L. MITCHELL,
Clerk Circuit Court Mason county,
West Virginia.
anr IL 4w
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]. j. BRIGHT,
g. SEHON
Snecial COMMISSIONS

Special Commissioners
Court of the United States for the bis
trict OF West Virginia, do certify that
the above named Special Commissioners
have given bond and security as requir-
ed by law.
Given under my hand this 9Th day of
L. B. DELLIKER,
Clerk U. S. Circuit Court, District of
w. Va. apr IL 4w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-04

From the Chronicle we learn that
Mr.. Jacob l.. Young, of Buffalo,
Nicholas county, has been made the
victim of numerous outrages during
the last month by unknown Sound
rels- such as burning his school
house and books, breaking his horses
legs, shooting into his house at night.
and finally feeding poisoned salt
to his stock: Mr.. Young and several
members of his family were also
rendered dangerously i'll from inhal-
ing the poison while working with
his horses in attemp to save them.
Mr.. Young did not know before that
he had an enemy in the world. The
Nicholas authorities should redeem
the reputation of the country by
bringing these villains to justice.
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Public Renting Of $40 Acres of
Land Situate in Graham Sta
ton. Z Mason County. West
virginia.

Virginia.
DY virtue of decretal order of the
ID Circuit Court, of Mason County,
West Virginia, rendered on the ilth
day OF September, 1856, in the Chancery
cause of Samuel Casio and Others VS..
Margaret Kintzel and others, the under
signed Spesial Commissioner, appointed
for the purpose, will on Saturday,
the I4lh Day of May. ISS7, by
way of public auction, to the highest
bidder, at the front door of the Court
House of Mason county, proceed to
rent for one year, the SO acres of land
belonging to Theresa Dover. situated in
Graham District, Mason county, West
Virginia, being part of the farm lately
owned by j. j. Weaver,sdeceased and
now occupied by Patrick and Theresa
Dover, upon the following terms, viz
One-half CASH, the balance in one
year thereafter, the renter to give his
note with security for the payment of
said balance of rent, with interest from
date of renting; and by the terms of
said decree, the same shall be rented
yearly thereafter until the sum of
S1649.0S, with interest from My 10th,
1886. is fully paid.
II. r. HOWARD,
Special Commissioner.
l hereby certify that H. R. Howard.
Special Commissioner, has given bond
as required by law and the decree in
the above cause.
r. f. MITCHELL, Clerk
Circuit Court Mason County, w. Va.
april i74w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-04

1t is not true, as stated in some of
the papers that Mr.. Cleveland has
made any positive declaration as to
whether he would or would not ac-
cept denomination for the Presi-
dency. 1t is matter that Mr..
Cleveland will probably leave to
his party to decide, and while he
will not push himself as a candidate.
1t Is thought that he would yield to
any demand that may be made ON
him.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-04

The Democrats should not listen
to Republicans when they say the
school election is not a political one.
This argument is used to throw YOU
off your guard, while they go on
and vote only for Republicans
There never was a time in this
county that they did not make the
school election political, when they
had hopes of carrying the county.
Democrats, in the person of Capt.
Phelps, you have candidate worthy
of your votes and your energetic
work for his election. He is a man
of ability, education and long expe-
rienee as a teacher in the public
schools of this county. Vote for
Capt. Oliver Phelps, for County SUI
perintendent of Free Schools.
The teachers throughout Mason
county, whether Democrat or Re
puDIIcan, VIII reflect credit upon
themselves and the county, by vo-
ting to place Capt. Oliver Phelps al
the head of the schools in thi.
county.
Our candidate for County Super.
intendent of Free Schools, Capt. o
Phelps, was gallant soldier in tn,
late war. Now let US see if the Re
publican love for soldier, will be
demonstrated by their voting fol-
him.
With good work, united party
and full vote, the Democrats car
elect their candidate for County Su
Perintendent of Free Schools. Gle
to work.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-04

From Harper's Ferry, of John
Brown notoriety, comes the partic-
ulars of f1'ightful accident. A
party of ladies and gentlemen were
walking on Bolivar Heights, when
they discover an old bomb. This
relic of the war was carried down
into the armory at the ferry and
uncapped. An attempt was made
to beat the powder out by hitting
the bomb with an iron bar. Sud.
IDENTIFY it exploded. One young lady
had her left leg almost torn off. a
gentleman had one of his legs brok-
en-, another received CHASTITY
wound in the face, and six others
were more or less wounded.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-04

All merchants dealing in tobacco
should remember that the new
State law, repeating the tobacco
tax, does not take effect until MAY
23d, while the present license year
expires on the first day of May. If
You deal in tobacco between the
first and the 23d day of May you
will have to procure a license
Don't forget this, and save your
selves trouble in the matter.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-04

About nine o'clock Thursday
morning, near the government
building in Clarksburg an old re-
spected gentleman by the name OF
Lang, father of f. A. Lang, Esq,
was run over by team of horses. a
young man by the name of Bassell,
of Lost Creek West Virginia. was
driving the team. The pole of the
buggy struck him in the side lust
above the hip, Mr.. Lang is seriously
hurt and perhaps fatally.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-04

Says the Pittsburg Post: "If. as
predicted, the new railroads in the
Uuited States in 1887 will aggre-
gate 21,347 miles-there having
been 900 miles laid during the three
winter months we will have one of
the biggest business revivals and
blooms this year on record. The
greatest number of miles ofnew rail
way ever built in this country in
any one year was in 1882, when IL,
595 miles were added to the rail
way mileage. Everyone remembers
that 1882 was a remarkable busy
year 1t run the iron and steel in
dustries to their utmost, caused
great additions and that will be the
story of 1887
BountifuI crops and freedom from
strikes and the like are the only
things needed to complete the pros
poets.
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&c Docs Nof Agree.

Mr. Algernon S. Sullivan does not
agree with the views recently ex-
pressed by Mr.. George William Cur
It's as to the political strength OF
President Cleveland.
In an interview reported in the
Sunday Herald of Washington Mr..
Sullivan said:
So far from agreeing with Mr.. Cur
tbs in his apprehensiOns, think Mr..
Cleveland is to-day stronger with
the democratic masses in New York
than he ever was and that the lead
ers in the circle of party politics
have no malignant opposition to him.
They will concede that in the main
his administration has been greatly
to the honor of the democracy and
tO5the benefit of the country. There
will be no detection at the polls.
am glad the subject is under discus
sion 1t will bring out the second
thought, hard sense. collective opin-
ion of the democrats. YOumay rely
upon it, Mr. Cleveland can carry
New York even against the most
popular republican in it my friend
whom l like very much, Mr.. Chaun-
cey NJ Depew.
The truth is the democratic
party has the confidence of the peo-
pie and the administration is grow
ing in favor every day. There are
grumblers, of course. What should
we do without them2 Besides this
is a free country, and man has an
inalienable right to be miserable if
that makes him happy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-04

The nomination of candidate for
County Superintendent of Free
Schools was made by the Democrat
ic Executive Committee, at the sug-
gestion and request of the several
candidates for the office, to save the
trouble and expense of a County
Convention. Capt Phelps received
the nomination at the hands of the
Committee, and the other candidates
accepted his nomination as the will
of their party, and will give him
their hearty support. There was
no ignoring" the people. IF Dem
ocrats are satisfied, our Radical
friend over the way, need not work
himself into a frenzy about the act
ion of the Committee.
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departure but that cyclone
Buyers crowds
vertised, and all previous beaten. 8 z
All the lines
leave competition
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TERMS OF sALE:-Cash as to one
third OF the purchase money, and bonds
chaser Tor the deferred payments. The
legal title will be retained as a further